Tammy Henault is a world-renowned Chief Marketing Officer, most recently serving as the CMO of the NBA. At the NBA, she oversaw all of global marketing, helped grow NBA League Pass, and led the marketing strategy to launch the In-Season Tournament, which included The Heist and The Heist. She's been named one of Forbes' Most Influential CMOs. Before that, she spent years at CBS All Access helping build it into a real streaming business, then led the marketing for its rebrand into Paramount+, including the Super Bowl ad that introduced the platform to the world. Currently, she is spending her time on advisory and board work, including sitting on Spotify's Marketing Advisory Board, the board of Forbes Apex, an advisor for an agentic marketing company, Hightouch, and on the industry board of the Marketing + Media Alliance. She has also started investing, most recently in the International Dance League. Enjoy the episode!

Ray Li is the CEO & Co-Founder of Sene, a clothing brand focused on performance, luxury, and motion. Sene is well known for its heavyweight tees, flextech workwear, denim, and athletic wear. The piece that brought them popularity was the FlexTech Suit. Ray and his co-founder Mark’s journey has been anything but smooth. They started in retail with custom-fitting suits, but switched to online when they almost ran out of money. Since then, they raised $2.7 million for Sene in seed funding and continue to grow. Recently, they have been creating exciting new collections and partnerships. Enjoy the 30th episode!

Laura Lee is an expert in consumer tech, having held roles as a C-suite executive, board director, and advisor. She was the Chief Content Officer at Twitch, one of the world’s leading streaming platforms. At YouTube, she was Director of North American Content Partnerships and Global Head of Top Creators. She was a Board Member at WatchMojo and The Arena Group, and was an advisor at Patreon. She is now the CEO of O Type and is using her expertise in consumer tech to advise high-growth and established companies. Enjoy the 29th episode!

Today's guest is Kent Yoshimura, the co-founder and CEO of Neuro, an innovative company that’s reshaping the gum and mints industry. Along Neuro’s journey, with co-founder Ryan Chen, they went on Shark Tank, but walked away without a deal. Since then, Joe Rogan has shouted Neruogum out multiple times on his podcast, and they have blown up from there. Now his company is doing millions of dollars in revenue, and was named the fastest-growing brand of TikTok shops in 2024. They have partnerships with F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda, Steve Aoki, and World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper. Neuorogum is now a 9-figure business, with the products available across the country. Enjoy the 28th episode!

The guest on the 27th episode of the podcast is Bing Chen, the CEO and Co-Founder of Gold House. Gold House is an organization helping reshape how Asian Americans are seen and celebrated across business, media, and culture. As CEO, Bing has led powerful initiatives that uplift and empower the Asian American community. He co-founded Gold House with several prominent Asian American figures, including the director of Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked Jon Chu, and the co-founder of Twitch Kevin Lin. Before co-founding Gold House, Bing served as Global Head of Creator Development at YouTube, where he helped build the foundation of the creator economy, helping create the gold play button. He’s also currently the Managing Director at AU Holdings, investing in multicultural founders and creative ventures around the world. Enjoy the episode!

Listen to a special episode of the AAIM High Podcast with guest Dr. Angela Duckworth. She is a world-renowned psychologist, MacArthur Genius Fellow, New York Times number one bestselling author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, and one of the most influential thinkers in education, performance psychology, and human development. Her research has shaped the training methods of NFL and NBA teams, Olympic athletes, Fortune 500 leaders, top schools, and the U.S. military. Her TED Talk on grit has reached over 15 million people, and her research has changed the conversation about what really drives long-term success. In today's episode, we dive into the nuances of grit and what truly leads to long-term success. We discuss her upcoming book about the "power of the situation," and how grit may not be enough to become successful. Finally, we talk about her work on cell phones and how technology could be impacting the creation of grit. Enjoy the episode!

The guest on the 26th episode of the the AAIM High Podcast is Anne Myong. Anne Myong is a Fortune 1 and private company operating executive, public company board member, and startup advisor. Ms. Myong’s career spans leadership roles at Walmart, Aura, and Agilent Technologies, where she’s transformed global operations across the U.S., China, and Brazil. She’s led huge eCommerce growth, driven operational turnarounds, and advised founders as an investor through Sesame Hill Advisors. Enjoy the episode!

Albert Cheng is currently the Head of Prime Video US at Amazon, where he leads the entire domestic business. He is responsible for the growth and health of Prime Video. He helped scale Amazon Studios as COO from having 80 people to over 1,500, culminating in massive hits like The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power and The Boys. At Disney, he led the first-ever team to stream a TV show on the internet, launched HD streaming, and helped bring shows to the iPad. He helped forever change how people watch TV. Enjoy the 25th Episode!